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How does the speed of cooling affect the size of the crystals in a rock?

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How does the speed of cooling affect the size of the crystals in a rock?

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As a general rule of thumb, the faster a rock cools when formed, the smaller the crystals that will form, if any form. Large crystals in rock form during slow cooling or through metamorphosis later on.